12 8 Semiconducting Metal Oxides for Photocatalytic and Gas Sensing Applications 8.1 Semiconducting Metal Oxide as Photocatalysts 8.2 Semiconducting Metal Oxide as Gas Sensor 8.3 Conclusion Acknowledgments References
13 9 Applications of Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Food and Agricultural Sector 9.3 Applications in Medicine 9.4 Water Barrier Properties 9.5 Thermal and Flame Retardants Apparitions 9.6 Water Disinfection Ability 9.7 Water Flux Application 9.8 Nanocomposites Membrane Apparitions 9.9 Wastewater Treatment 9.10 Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation 9.11 Adsorption Performances Apparitions 9.12 Electrocatalytic Applications 9.13 Biosensors Application 9.14 Sensing Applications 9.15 Other Industrial Appreciations 9.16 Conclusions References
14 10 Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications 10.1 Introduction 10.2 What is Triboelectric Effect? 10.3 Mechanism of Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) 10.4 How to Select the Materials for Your TENG? 10.5 Basic Operating Modes of TENG 10.6 TENG as Mechanical Energy Harvester 10.7 Conclusion and Future Perspectives References
15 11 Metal Oxide Nanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Adsorptive Removal of Water Pollutants 11.3 Photocatalytic Decomposition of Water Pollutants 11.4 Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 11.5 Removal and Decomposition of Inorganic Pollutants by Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 11.6 Removal and Decomposition of Organic Pollutants by Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 11.7 Conclusion and Outlook References
16 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Characteristics and allied applications of graphene.
2 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Synthesis methods and potential applications of CMNCs.Table 4.2 Treatment of contaminants using CMNCs.
3 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Hydroxyl radical generation in different AOP’s (Homogeneous).Table 8.2 Some conventional semiconductors, their bandgap energies, and correspo...Table 8.3 Main reactions occurring during photocatalysis of degradation of an or...Table 8.4 Application of gas sensor in various areas.
4 Chapter 11Table 11.1 Sources of inorganic pollutants in water along with their permissible...Table 11.2 Application of several types of metal oxides nanocomposites for adsor...Table 11.3 Metal oxide nanocomposites for adsorptive removal and photocatalytic ...Table 11.4 Metal oxide nanocomposites for adsorptive removal and photocatalytic ...Table 11.5 The representative examples of metal oxide nanocomposites for the ads...
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 (a) Formation of a composite material using fibers and resin and (b) ...Figure 2.2 Classification of matrices.Figure 2.3 Types of thermoplastics.Figure 2.4 Classification of thermosets.Figure 2.5 Types of reinforcements in composites.Figure 2.6 Classification of composites fabrication techniques.
2 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Pictorial representation of allotropes of carbon.Figure 3.2 Synthesis approaches for graphene.Figure 3.3 Types of Graphene-based composites and their synthesis approaches.Figure 3.4 Schematic illustration of layer-by-layer deposition of GO sheets onto...Figure 3.5 Types of Graphene-based hybrid nanocomposites and their synthesis app...
3 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Synthesis methods of carbon nanotube−metal oxide nanocomposites (CMNC...Figure 4.2 Covalent linkage of titanium